Revised Quarantine Guidelines for Direct Contacts

Fully vaccinated Direct Contacts

Direct Contacts (who has completed the dose(s) of COVID-19 vaccination and  if staying separately from a COVID-19 positive person):

• If Asymptomatic: 
  • Quarantine is not required
  • Do a PCR test at the end of 5th day from the date of last exposure to a positive person

• If Symptomatic: 
  • Do a PCR/ antigen test, if tested negative: quarantine is not required

Completed COVID-19 vaccination means –

-Person received the prescribed doses of a COVID-19 vaccine (approved by MFDA / in WHO EU listing) and passed 14 days after the last dose And if 6 months passed after the last dose, received booster dose. 

Direct Contacts (who has completed the dose(s) of COVID-19 vaccination and if staying together with a COVID-19 positive person):

• Quarantine till the positive person is de-isolated, do a PCR test and will be released with negative result.  
•  Do another PCR test 5 days from the date of de-isolation of the positive case.

Completed COVID-19 vaccination means –

-Person received the prescribed doses of a COVID-19 vaccine (approved by MFDA / in WHO EU listing) and passed 14 days after the last dose And if 6 months passed after the last dose, received booster dose. 

Direct Contacts (If prescribed doses of COVID-19 vaccine is NOT completed. including children who are not eligible for vaccination)

• 14 days of quarantine and release with a negative PCR result at the end of quarantine period.

Completed COVID-19 vaccination means –

-Person received the prescribed doses of a COVID-19 vaccine (approved by MFDA / in WHO EU listing) and passed 14 days after the last dose And if 6 months passed after the last dose, received booster dose.